Mesmerists, monsters, and machines : science fiction and the cultures of science in the nineteenth century / Martin Willis.

  • Willis, Martin, 1971-
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[2006], ©2006
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Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, [2006], ©2006.

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viii, 272 pages ; 23 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-264) and index.

Contents

Literature, science, and science fiction -- E.T.A. Hoffmann and the magic of mesmerism -- Mary Shelley's electric imagination -- The human experiments of Edgar Allan Poe -- Verne's deep-sea investigations on dry land -- Villiers de L'Isle-Adam's invention of psychical research -- H.G. Wells in the laboratory -- Conclusion : the progress of literature and science; or, a refrain on interdisciplinarity.

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  • 9780873388573
  • 0873388577